violent protests, staged by those facing loss of jobs, pay cuts, higher taxes, as their weary government begs for more cash. >> europe's leaders including the new french president committed to save the euro. it lives on. but for how long? number two -- >> the deadliest month to date as the assad regime intensified its use of air power. one of the questions most asked in 2012 was how much longer can this man hold on to power. bashar al assad was under ever more intense pressure to step down. but his regime stepped up the firepower against the opposition. civilians caught in the crossfire. more than 40,000 people have died so far. >> this is another red line. the opposition fights on, making more dramatic gains than ever. and gaining pledges of additional support from the international community. number one, she fought back from the brink of death after being attacked on a school bus. the taliban shot her in the head because she was an outspoken advocate for the education of girls in pakistan. books won over bullets. the 15-year-old miraculously survived. she woke up in a british hospital and a